Metrolink to San Bernardino: 4 trains cut, plus 6 more in addition?

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beautifulplanet

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In the following post from 1 and a half months ago, there was a quote from Metrolink's Proposed FY14-FY15 budget, where it said:

Cost Savings have been obtained by the reduction of 6 redundant trains on the San Bernardino Line.
source:
Metrolink's proposed budget improves the weekend but cuts from San
http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/60174-metrolinks-proposed-budget-improves-the-weekend-but-cuts-from-san-bernardino/




About 2 weeks ago, there were the following press reports about 4 trains being cut on the San Bernardino line:

source:
SAN BERNARDINO: Funding feud means end of the line for four Metrolink trains
BY IMRAN GHORI / STAFF WRITER
Published: July 18, 2014 Updated: 10:07 p.m.
http://www.pe.com/articles/metrolink-697725-san-bernardino.html

source:
Dispute drives cuts to late-night Metrolink trains
By David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 07/15/14, 2:13 PM PDT
http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20140715/dispute-drives-cuts-to-late-night-metrolink-trains



So the following trains will not be there anymore starting October 1, 2014:

- 12:20 p.m. train from Los Angeles to San Bernardino,

- the 2 p.m. train from San Bernardino to Union Station,
- the 11 p.m. train from Los Angeles
- and the 9:05 p.m. train from San Bernardino.
Is this in addition to the 6 trains mentioned in the proposed budget?

It would seem like it would be in addition to those 6 trains, as those 6 trains are beind described as "redundant", and many might not be able to see how the 4 trains cut now were "redundant".

So is the information available somewhere which departures exactly are those other "redundant" 6 trains that will be cut?

Looking at the Proposed Budget FY14-FY15 document, I wasn't able to find the information.

Once again, here is the link to the Proposed Budget FY14-FY15 document:
http://metrolink.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=metrolink_f9da10903c167e476c1c2b76001b4fdb.pdf&view=1
 
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